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Full Name | James Moscrop |
Rank (highest) | Private |
Service Number | 13353 |
Company | A Company |
Battalion | 11th Battalion (Lonsdale) |
Regiment | Border Regiment |
Enlisted / Commissioned | 24 September 1914 / Carlisle, Cumberland / Battalion Signaller |
Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
Born | Longtown, Cumberland |
Nationality | English |
Former Employment | Nursery Gardener / The Square, Dalston, Cumberland |
Residence(s) | Dalston |
Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
Died | 1 July 1916 |
Cause of Death | Killed in action |
Burial Type | Memorial |
Reference Number | Pier and Face 6A and 7C |
Resting Place | Thiepval Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Coordinates | Latitude: 50.0505 / Longitude: 2.6856 |
Additional Memorial(s) | Family grave / Dalston Churchyard (St. Michael's) |
Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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